Busan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$380
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 20% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5114th and 4206th ($1029 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 8th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 108th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mexico City

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Busan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881